Revision of "Phyllobrotica" from Taiwan with description of Jolibrotica gen. n. (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Galerucinae).

ABSTRACT: All Taiwanese species formerly classified the genus Phyllobrotica Chevrolat, 1836 are revised. Jolibrotica Lee & Bezděk, gen. n., is described for Phyllobrotica sauteri (Chûjô, 1935) (Taiwan, China: Guangxi) and Phyllobrotica chujoi Kimoto, 1969 (Taiwan). Phyllobrotica shirozui Kimoto, 1969 is transferred to the genus Haplosomoides. All species are redescribed and their diagnostic characters illustrated.

SUBMITTER: Lee CF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4714334 | biostudies-literature | 2015

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature